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Critical assessments of Elizabeth Gaskell have tended to emphasise
the regional and provincial aspects of her writing, but the scope
of her influence extended across the globe. Building on theories of
space and place, the contributors to this collection bring a
variety of geographical, industrial, psychological, and spatial
perspectives to bear on the vast range of Gaskell's literary output
and on her place within the narrative of British letters and
national identity. The advent of the railway and the increasing
predominance of manufactory machinery reoriented the nation's
physical and social countenance, but alongside the excitement of
progress and industry was a sense of fear and loss manifested
through an idealization of the country home, the pastoral retreat,
and the agricultural south. In keeping with the theme of progress
and change, the essays follow parallel narratives that acknowledge
both the angst and nostalgia produced by industrial progress and
the excitement and awe occasioned by the potential of the empire.
Finally, the volume engages with adaptation and cultural
performance, in keeping with the continuing importance of Gaskell
in contemporary popular culture far beyond the historical and
cultural environs of nineteenth-century Manchester.
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